Suppose you are standing at the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, the place on the earth's surface that compasses point to

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Suppose you are standing at the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, the place on the earth's surface that compasses point to

ward. You have a compass that is free to swivel in any direction. Which way does your compass point? Suppose you are standing at the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, the place on the earth's surface that compasses point toward. You have a compass that is free to swivel in any direction. Which way does your compass point? It would point up. It would point east. It would point down. It would point west.

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Brut [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-22T01:32:30+03:00

Answer:

It would point up.

Explanation:

Since I am at the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, the place on the earth's surface that compasses point toward, the north pole of the compass would also point towards the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, since all other compasses point toward there.

Since the compass is free to swivel in any direction, the compass would point up, since it is at the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, the place on the earth's surface that compasses point toward.

So, the compass would point up.